6 Techniques to Turn Disasters into Diamonds
March 20, 2012
By Guest Blogger
I was widowed at 27. I had a 1-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son. And I hadn’t worked a day in my life. My finances were a complete disaster, and I suffered from depression, too. Yet, through it all, I vowed that my burdens would not become my children’s, and thankfully I succeeded beyond my expectations. And you can succeed too, if you consider the following six gems I learned over the past 11 years:… Read More >
Please Don’t Call Me a Sexual Abuse Survivor
March 13, 2012
By Guest Blogger
Since the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State erupted last fall, it’s rare for me to go so much as a week without hearing about another similar incident. In media coverage, social commentary, and in my everyday professional and personal conversations, I have heard a lot of well-intentioned people talk about the children involved with disempowering language. These poor children. My heart breaks that their lives had to be ruined. Nobody should have to survive… Read More >
